Description: He is an average looking southern male in his early mid-life. He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His gray fur is thinning but still full. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing writing.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Persistence, Artistic. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He wears a tan collared shirt and green pants. He accessorizes with a brown scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. He keeps his silver hair in a flapper bob. His eyes are violet and beady.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He was raised in a plains tribe. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Slave. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 310 gp.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His chestnut hair is heavily combed to the right. His eyes are amber and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. Jabbie is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Jabbie was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Ranger, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Ranger in service of a powerful lord somewhere. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and doesn't want to be a roofer and was forced into it by his family

Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Family, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 290 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). 1 Masterwork Artisan’s tools.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she very much looks the part of a Crown-heir. Her golden hair is well kept. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Expand her business; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Passionate, Justice. Bonds: Job, Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 400 sp.